Sustainability Research summaries

In its bid to win the 2012 Games, London made broad commitments to sustainability, including sustainable sourcing. LOCOG’s Sustainable Sourcing Code required compliance with the robust labour standards of the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) Base Codea and set a number...

London 2012 was the first summer Games to attempt to map a complete carbon footprint of the Games over the entire project term, starting with a baseline reference footprint and monitoring reductions against this through several annual iterations. This research...

This report written by BioRegional, for the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA), sets out practical advice and recommendations on how to develop and implement a reclamation and reuse strategy for the Construction and Development (C&amp;D) sector.The report is based on the...

The Athletes’ Village is the first large scale, high density, high rise scheme to be developed to the Code for Sustainable Homes Level 4, and therefore offered the potential to produce significant learning for industry.

The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) was mandated to ensure that it delivered the most accessible Games possible. As part of this, LOCOG aimed to establish new equality and inclusion standards for future sport...

The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) was mandated to ensure that it delivered the most accessible Games possible. As part of this, LOCOG aimed to establish new equality and inclusion standards for future sport...

One of the Olympic Delivery Authority’s (ODA’s) objectives was that all timber used would come from known legal and sustainable sources. Following consultation with industry, the ODA put in place innovative methods and processes to ensure delivery of its objective.